In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BALLYRAGGING
BALLYRAG
bully, strong-arm, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
(verb) be bossy towards; “Her big brother always bullied her when she was young”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
ballyragging
present participle of ballyrag
Source: Wiktionary
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